Colley (surname)

Colley is a surname of Irish and English origin. In Ireland, Colley is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Cú Uladh meaning the "Hound of Ulster". Alternatively, originating in Yorkshire, the name contained the root 'Col' derived from cole. Colley is also of Gambian origin.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Angela Colley (born 1964), Gambian politician
• Anne Colley (born 1951), Irish politician
• David Colley (born 1947), Australian cricketer
• Ebrima Colley (born 2000), Gambian footballer
• George Colley (1925–1983), Irish politician
• George Pomeroy Colley (1835–1881), British General
• Harold John Colley (1895–1918), British soldier
• Henry Colley (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Edward Colley (born 1948), original name of John Ford Coley, American pianist
• Kenneth Colley (born 1937), British actor
• Kevin Colley (born 1979), American ice hockey player
• Linda Colley (born 1949), British historian
• Mariama Colley (born 1988), Gambian actress
• Michael Colley (1938–2013), American vice-admiral
• Omar Colley (born 1992), Gambian footballer
• Randy Colley (1950–2019), wrestler
• Richard Colley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Colley (born 1954), New Zealand boxer
• Russell Colley (1897–1996), engineer, early spacesuit creator
• Samantha Colley (born 1987), British actress
• Samuel Colley (1807–1890), American politician
• Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon or Minnie Pearl (1912–1996), American country comedian
• Saruba Colley (born 1989), Gambian sprinter
• Scott Colley (born 1963), jazz bassist
• Susan Jane Colley (born 1959), American mathematician
• Thomas Colley, 18th century Sellack, Herefordshire gentry
• William Dixon Colley (1913–2001), Gambian journalist